Release Notes
Instant INVEST Story Scoring
v5.0.0 - 6/24/2026- 🚀 Score any user story or spike against the INVEST criteria and get an instant quality breakdown across all six dimensions, with a total out of 60
- 🚀 New standalone INVEST Scorer tool — paste a story and score it, no sign-up required
- 🚀 Score generated stories in place: a new Score button on each generated issue opens the breakdown pre-filled
- 🛠 Logged-in users get a higher scoring rate limit, and paid plans get the highest
- 🔔 Scoring is in beta while we keep tuning accuracy
Token Usage Visibility in Decompose
v4.11.0 - 6/12/2026- 🚀 Token usage is now displayed in the Decompose interface and the Create Story modal, so you can see how much of your limit you're using before generating
- 🛠 Token count updates in real time as you type, add context, or change sibling issues
- 🛠 The counter accurately reflects sibling issues — using their full generated content when available, or placeholder text for items not yet created
- 🛠 Toggling 'Include Sibling Issues' instantly updates the token count to match
Improved Loading Experience
v4.10.1 - 6/11/2026- 🛠 A smoother, more stable loading experience with reduced visual shifting during page load
- 🐛 Fixed Shared Link copying on iOS devices
Share Your Generated Issues with Public Links
v4.10.0 - 6/5/2026- 🚀 Generate a public permalink for any issue and share it with anyone — no account required to view
- 🚀 Shared issues display in a clean, branded page that links visitors back to the generator
- 🛠 Manage all your shared links from the new Shared Links page — copy URLs or revoke access at any time
- 🔒 Only you can create or delete your own shared links; each link uses a unique URL
Configurable Knowledge Match Settings
v4.9.0 - 5/28/2026- 🚀 Added Knowledge Settings panel to configure max matches, score threshold, and token budget
- 🛠 Knowledge matching now respects configurable token limits for better resource utilization
- 🛠 Score threshold is now adjustable to fine-tune result relevance
Sign-In Method Display & Performance Improvements
v4.8.1 - 5/28/2026- 🚀 Your sign-in method (e.g. GitHub SSO, email) is now shown in the profile dropdown so you always know how you're logged in
- 🛠 Significantly faster page loads — images are now served in WebP format (up to 80% smaller) and heavy components load on demand
Personalize Your Profile with a Display Name
v4.8.0 - 5/26/2026- 🚀 Set a custom Display Name to personalize your profile
MCP Server: Refinement Tools & Updated Tool Names
v4.7.0 - 5/22/2026- 🚀 Two new MCP tools are now available: refine_issue lets you iterate on a generated issue using a follow-up instruction, and get_thread retrieves the full refinement history for any generated story
- 🛠 MCP tool names have been updated for clarity — generate is now generate_issue and decompose is now decompose_issue, making tool discovery and agent workflows more intuitive
Multi-Turn Refinement in Decomposition & Icon Improvements
v4.6.0 - 5/17/2026- 🚀 Decomposed issues now support multi-turn refinement — refine and iterate on decomposed epics directly in the modal without leaving your workflow
- 🚀 API Tokens may now be deleted after being revoked
- 🛠 Issue-type icons are now more polished with light and dark variant bug icons for better visual consistency
- 🛠 Unknown issue-type icons have improved fallback behavior and clearer tooltip labels
- 🛠 User limits are now refreshed on session login and token renewal, ensuring your rate limit display is always accurate
Mobile UX Improvements & Unified History
v4.5.0 - 5/5/2026- 🚀 Cloud and local historical prompts are now combined into a single unified list — your full prompt history is always available in one place, regardless of where it was saved
- 🛠 Historical prompts now display clearer refinement labels so you can easily distinguish between original prompts and their refinements in thread history
- 🛠 The refine button label has been updated for clarity, and the mobile experience has been improved with better spacing and touch targets
- 🛠 A new Clear button appears on mobile input fields — tap to quickly reset your text with a confirmation prompt to prevent accidental clears
- 🐛 Toast notifications no longer reset their auto-dismiss timer on re-renders, so they disappear at the expected time
- 🐛 Fixed over-scroll issue on mobile when the refinement input opens
- 🐛 Fixed overlapping action icons on mobile issue responses
Thread History & Smarter Historical Prompts
v4.4.0 - 4/29/2026- 🚀 Introducing Threads — every time you refine a generated issue, a new turn is added to a thread tied to that original prompt. You can now navigate the full history of a conversation, step through each version of the response, and pick up exactly where you left off
- 🚀 Historical Prompts now groups refinements together — each original prompt appears as a single entry showing the total number of turns in its thread, so your history stays clean no matter how many times you refine
- 🚀 Click any turn in the thread timeline to instantly view the response as it was at that point — step through the full refinement history without leaving the page
- 🛠 Selecting a prompt from history now scrolls you directly to the generated issue, not back to the top of the page
- 🛠 The history list now shows a purple turn-count badge, source icon, and issue-type icon in a clear cluster that never overlaps the prompt text
- 🛠 Expanded history cards have a cleaner layout with a scrollable preview, softer Delete styling, and a renamed Load button
MCP: Persona Management Tools
v4.3.0 - 4/21/2026- 🚀 Four new MCP tools for persona management — list, view, create, and edit personas directly from your AI assistant without leaving your editor
- 🛠 Updated MCP documentation page to list all ten available tools including list_personas, get_persona, create_persona, and edit_persona
MCP Client Management
v4.2.0 - 4/16/2026- 🚀 View all your active MCP clients directly on the MCP documentation page — see which AI assistants are connected, when they were authorized, and how long each session has been active
- 🔒 Revoke MCP client access instantly from the same page — a confirmation prompt prevents accidental disconnections, and you get immediate feedback on success or failure
Images count correctly toward token limit
v4.1.1 - 4/15/2026- 🛠 Uploaded images are now reflected in the token counter — you'll see an accurate estimate of your request size before generating
MCP: list_github_repos tool added
v4.1.0 - 4/13/2026- 🚀 New `list_github_repos` MCP tool — AI agents can now discover your connected GitHub repositories before exporting, enabling fully autonomous end-to-end workflows
- 🛠 Updated MCP documentation to list all six available tools: generate, decompose, search_documents, export_to_github, export_to_jira, and list_github_repos
MCP Server — AI Agents Can Now Generate Stories
v4.0.0 - 4/10/2026- 🚀 MakeUserStory now has a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server — connect VS Code Copilot, Claude Desktop, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible AI assistant directly to your account
- 🚀 AI agents can generate user stories, decompose epics, search your project documents, and export to GitHub or Jira — all without leaving your editor
- 🚀 New MCP page with setup instructions and configuration snippets for popular AI clients
Minor interface improvements
v3.5.2 - 4/2/2026- 🛠 Added scroll to top when selecting 'Use' on Historical Prompts.
- 🐛 Fixed alignment of decomposition vs issue type icons
Mobile Layout & Knowledge Panel Improvements
v3.5.1 - 4/1/2026- 🛠 The Knowledge panel now shows how many relevant documents were found while collapsed, so you always know context is working without needing to expand it
- 🛠 Integrations have moved below the submission area on mobile, keeping the focus on your prompt and generation controls
Smarter Decomposition Workflow
v3.5.0 - 3/31/2026- 🚀 Decomposition cards now track which items you've already generated — returning to a story shows the correct View button without needing to regenerate
- 🚀 Switching from a decomposed story to a different item type (Bug, Task, etc.) from history now correctly restores the editor and issue type
- 🛠 Generated decomposition items are automatically marked complete so your pending card list stays focused on what's left to build
Editor & Mobile UX Improvements
v3.4.5 - 3/30/2026- 🛠 Fixed cursor position being reset when updating content in the editor, ensuring uninterrupted editing workflows
- 🛠 Enhanced mobile persona attribute display with auto-growing textareas for better readability and editing
Additional context optimizations
v3.4.4 - 3/25/2026- 🛠 Reduce the context loaded initially for persona selection
Interactive Features Gallery & Feedback Improvements
v3.4.3 - 3/24/2026- 🚀 The features page gallery now supports drag and swipe — explore product screenshots at your own pace on any device
- 🛠 The feedback form now provides a clearer prompt to sign in, so you always know what to do next
Features Page
v3.4.2 - 3/23/2026- 🚀 Features page now showcases examples in a marquee—helping visitors instantly see what MakeUserStory can do!
Reliability & UX Fixes
v3.4.1 - 3/21/2026- 🛠 Increased connection timeout so slower networks are less likely to see request failures
- 🛠 Removed the 'Request Increase' button from the rate limit banner to reduce confusion
- 🐛 Fixed an error that appeared in the Jira project list when your Jira connection needed to be re-authorized
Performance and Security Improvements
v3.4.0 - 3/17/2026- 🛠 Delivered backend optimizations for faster and more reliable API performance
- 🔒 Implemented security hardening updates to strengthen request protection
- 🚀 Added issue type icons in the Historical Prompts list for quicker visual scanning
Consolidated API Docs with New Endpoints
v3.3.0 - 3/16/2026- 🚀 Launched unified API documentation page with improved organization and faster navigation
- 🚀 Added Personas API endpoints for programmatic persona management
- 🚀 Added v2 History endpoints for faster submission retrieval and filtering
- 🚀 Added v2 Issues endpoints for efficient decomposed issue tracking and management
Shareable Links for Mode and Issue Type
v3.2.0 - 3/13/2026- 🔗 New link icon next to the Make/Decompose dropdown lets you copy a shareable URL that pre-selects the current mode
- 🚀 Opening a shared link automatically loads the page with the correct mode and issue type pre-selected
Faster Pricing and Subscription Loading
v3.1.1 - 3/12/2026- 🛠 Pricing plans and subscription status now load faster, so the Pricing page feels snappier and more reliable
GitHub Single-Sign-On
v3.1.0 - 3/12/2026- 🔒 You can now sign in with GitHub SSO for a more seamless and secure authentication experience, especially for teams already using GitHub for their workflow
Improved Image Privacy Controls
v3.0.2 - 3/11/2026- 🔒 Uploaded images now have stronger account-level privacy protections to better safeguard your content
- 🔒 Image-based generation now requires sign-in, giving you more control over access to image features
Profile Settings Save Fix
v3.0.1 - 3/10/2026- 🐛 Saving your first and last name in Settings now updates reliably instead of silently failing
- 🛠 Profile reads and writes now use a single profile details endpoint for more consistent account settings behavior
Introducing Personas!
v3.0.0 - 3/9/2026- 🚀 New Personas page — create, edit, and delete personas to shape how your stories are generated
- 🚀 Generations now can use personas to captures goals, pain points, motivations, and demographics so generated stories reflect real user needs
Save Your Edits to Historical Responses
v2.9.0 - 3/3/2026- 🚀 You can now save edits to your cloud-saved Historical Responses — a clear save indicator shows when your changes are saved or pending
- 🛠 Historical prompts now display more compactly, preventing them from taking over your screen when viewing long prompts
Add manual cards in Decompose mode
v2.8.0 - 3/1/2026- 🚀 In Decompose mode, you can now add manual cards to your decomposition board for any items that require custom input or don't fit the standard issue types.
- 🛠 Manual cards can be added, edited, and removed just like regular cards, providing greater flexibility in managing your decomposition workflow.
Minor Changes and Improvements
v2.7.2 - 2/23/2026- 🐛 Fixed minor issue with page metadata, to enable better indexing
Knowledge Management UI Polish & Dark Mode
v2.7.1 - 2/20/2026- 🛠 Knowledge Management now fully supports dark mode with consistent colors across all panels, inputs, and file rows
- 🛠 Editing a document now opens in a dedicated full-size modal instead of the cramped Craft tab, giving you much more space to read and edit content
- 🚀 GitHub sync is now directly accessible from the Knowledge Management sidebar — jump straight to your sync settings without closing the modal
- 🛠 On mobile the modal slides up from the bottom and the navigation becomes a compact horizontal tab bar so nothing gets cut off
- 🛠 Sync jobs are now queued rather than rejected when a sync is already running — a second sync will wait its turn automatically
4-Tier Pricing & Smart Token Limits
v2.7.0 - 2/19/2026- 🚀 Introducing four plans: Starter (free), Individual ($5/mo), Product ($20/mo), and Director ($50/mo) — each designed for a different stage of your Agile workflow
- 🚀 Each plan now has a per-request token limit so you know exactly how much context you can include
- 🛠 A live token estimate counter shows your real-time usage (prompt + chat history + references) before you hit submit
- 🛠 The submit button is automatically disabled when your estimated token count exceeds your plan's limit, with a clear message to guide you
- 🛠 Thoughtful Mode now displays a 2× badge to indicate it counts as 2 submission requests toward your daily limit
- 🔒 Thoughtful Mode (large model) is now restricted to paid plans — upgrade to Individual or higher to unlock it
Improved Storage Limit Messaging
v2.6.1 - 2/18/2026- 🛠 Improved error messaging when reaching your plan's storage limit, with clear guidance to upgrade for more storage.
- 🛠 Storage progress bars now turn red when approaching capacity, giving you a visual heads-up before hitting the limit.
- 🛠 File size is now validated before upload, providing instant feedback instead of waiting for a server error.
Knowledge Management Source Filtering and File Extension Fix
v2.6.0 - 2/18/2026- 🚀 Documents in Knowledge Management now display their source (Manual, Craft, GitHub), making it easy to see where each document came from.
- 🚀 Filter and group your documents by source for faster navigation when managing large document collections.
- 🐛 Fixed an issue where editing documents with certain file extensions (e.g. .md, .yaml) would incorrectly append .txt to the filename.
Enhancements to improve chrome lighthouse scores and user experience
v2.5.2 - 2/17/2026- 🛠 Refactored site to reduce load times, blocking calls, and element shifts
Enhanced Error Messaging and GitHub Integration Improvements
v2.5.1 - 2/16/2026- 🛠 Enhanced error messaging when rejecting dangerous content to provide clearer and more helpful feedback.
- 🛠 Improved the GitHub integration view to display quota usage and introduced a searchable dropdown for easier repository selection.
- 🛠 Refactored sync configuration editing to allow for editing of existing glob patterns and branches.
Asynchronous Generations!
v2.5.0 - 2/14/2026- 🚀 Introduced asynchronous generation for real-time updates, allowing for longer generation processes when necessary.
- 🛠 Improved loading indicators to clearly show the status of tasks (pending, processing, completed).
Add pagination to GitHub synced documents
v2.4.1 - 2/1/2026- 🛠 Added customizable Integrations menu — enable or disable integrations and reorder them to match your workflow.
- 🛠 Added pagination to the list of GitHub synced documents for improved navigation and usability.
- 🛠 Improved PWA caching strategies to maintain up-to-date content while providing fast repeat loads and reliable offline use.
- 🐛 Updated GitHub URL export construction to better handle invalid values.
GitHub Sync and Faster Document Access
v2.4.0 - 1/22/2026- 🚀 Connect your GitHub repositories to automatically sync documents and provide richer context for generation.
- ⚡ Significantly faster document retrieval and improved responsiveness across document management APIs for snappier searches and edits.
Direct API Access for Generation and Document Management
v2.3.0 - 1/14/2026- 🚀 Added direct API access to MakeUserStory platform - users can now programmatically generate user stories and manage documents via REST API.
- 🚀 Comprehensive API documentation now available at /api/docs with tabbed interface for both Generation and Documents APIs.
- 🛠 Added rate limiting protection to document management endpoints for enhanced security.
PWA and History Export
v2.2.0 - 12/14/2025- 🚀 Added Progressive Web App capabilities: installable on mobile, offline functionality, and faster load times.
- 🚀 Added submission history export (JSON & CSV) with search filtering and configurable page size up to 1000
Issue Type Icons and Labels on Decompose Page
v2.1.2 - 9/16/2025- 🚀 Each decomposed issue card now displays a clear icon and label for its issue type, making it easier to quickly identify Stories, Bugs, Tasks, and Epics at a glance.
Decompose Button for Generated Issues
v2.1.1 - 9/16/2025- 🚀 Added a Decompose icon button to each generated issue, allowing you to instantly decompose any generated issue further without manual copy/paste.
- 🛠 Added Profile Settings option to disable auto-triggering decompose submission when selecting from generated content. (default: enabled)
Decomposition Persistence and 'Related Issues' context!
v2.1.0 - 9/3/2025- 🚀 When you decompose the same item multiple times, any previously generated child issues are automatically included—so you never lose track of your work.
- 🚀 When you decompose items, you'll now see a 'Related Issues' section showing the parent and any sibling issues—making it easy to understand what context is included.
🎉 Introducing Decompose Mode
v2.0.0 - 8/12/2025- 🚀 The 'Make' dropdown can now be switched to 'Decompose', introducing a new workflow for breaking down complex issues.
- 🚀 You can now decompose an issue or story into sub-issues: switch to 'Decompose' and receive generated suggestions for decomposed stories.
- 🚀 For each decomposed item, you can create a separate issue directly from the interface. The UI clearly indicates which decomposed items have already been used to create issues.
- 🛠 All decomposed issues are now tracked and visible in your historical prompts for easy reference and reuse.
Performance and Stability Improvements
v1.8.0 - 7/28/2025- 🛠 Updated core dependencies for enhanced performance, security and stability
- 🛠 Significant performance optimizations throughout the site
Knowledge Editor Reset Bug Fix
v1.7.7 - 7/23/2025- 🐛 Fixed an issue where using 'Clear' while crafting knowledge did not properly reset the editor for a fresh start.
Collapsible Chat Log, Modal Accessibility & Unsaved Changes Warning
v1.7.6 - 7/21/2025- 🛠 The optional chat log submission section is now collapsible, so it only appears when you want to use it—keeping your workspace cleaner and less cluttered.
- 🛠 Added user accessibility: you can now press Escape (Esc) to close modals for a smoother experience.
- 🔔 Added confirmation prompts when attempting to navigate away or close a modal with unsaved changes.
Rate Limit Refresh & Prompt Search
v1.7.5 - 7/16/2025- 🚀 Added a button to refresh rate limit information instantly, without needing to reload the entire page
- 🚀 Added ability to search historical prompts, making it easier to find and reuse previous queries
JIRA Integration Reliability Improvements
v1.7.4 - 7/16/2025- 🐛 Account for network or timing issues when executing Jira integration lookups
Stability Improvements
v1.7.3 - 7/15/2025- 🛠 🔔 Improved rate limit messaging: You’ll now see clear, helpful messages instead of generic 429 errors when limits are reached.
- 🛠 JIRA integration lookup is now significantly faster on page load.
Feedback Option and Settings Update
v1.7.2 - 7/14/2025- 🚀 Added 'Feedback' option to profile dropdown, Links, and hover icon.
- 🚀 Added option to disable the Feedback hover icon to Settings
Personalization Settings and Bug Fixes
v1.7.1 - 7/10/2025- 🚀 Added 'Disable Demo mode' to Settings.
- 🛠 Selecting Historical Prompt source also opens the dropdown now.
- 🛠 Improved loading performance for text boxes.
- 🐛 Add missing placeholders for Epic and Task helper text.
Epic and Task Issue Type Support
v1.7.0 - 7/8/2025- 🚀 Added support for creating Epic issue types, allowing you to generate and export Epics directly.
- 🚀 Added support for creating Task issue types, enabling generation and export of Tasks alongside Stories and Bugs.
- 🛠 Historical Prompts are now separated by source (Local vs Cloud).
- 🛠 Performance and stability improvements.
- 🎨 The background now stays the same while scrolling, ensuring a consistent visual experience.
- 🐛 Resolved an issue where Daily Usage metrics would sometimes not appear as expected.
Cross-platform UI consistencies and enhancements
v1.6.2 - 7/2/2025- 🛠 The select dropdown menus now look and behave consistently across all platforms for a smoother experience.
- 🛠 JIRA export success messages now display the created JIRA issue key for easier tracking.
- 🛠 Added pagination on historical results, making it easier to retrieve large sets of past responses.
- 🛠 Icons for historical prompts are now consistent and easier to recognize across the interface.
Export and UI Improvements
v1.6.1 - 7/1/2025- 🚀 You can now press the Escape key to quickly exit Demo mode.
- 🚀 JIRA exports now support code formatting for clearer issue descriptions.
- 🛠 Any custom edits you make to issues are now included when exporting.
- 🛠 Improved layout: the chat log entry and Submit button are now better aligned.
- 🐛 The extra 'Description' header is no longer shown when creating JIRA issues.
Add Export to JIRA Feature
v1.6.0 - 6/27/2025- 🚀 Added JIRA export feature. Enable in the Integration menu, then select JIRA when exporting! Creates issues on your behalf in JIRA.
- 🛠 Add better navigation back to home on changelog page
- 🐛 Fix issue with Historical Responses not showing on Historical Prompt selection
UI Improvements and Notifications
v1.5.2 - 6/25/2025- 🚀 Submit button now changes to 'Regenerate' after successful submission and reverts to 'Submit' when prompt or settings change
- 🔔 Add toast notifications for file saving in Knowledge Management with success and error feedback
- 🐛 Fix formatting issue in editors when using special formatting (e.g. bulleted lists)
Minor Changes and Improvements
v1.5.1 - 5/31/2025- 🚀 Improve visibility when listing files for better distinction
- 🚀 Add bulk knowledge delete option
- 🔒 Security improvements and updates
- 🐛 Ensure 'Always include' always matches the file metadata
Always Include and Toggle Files in Knowledge Retrieval
v1.5.0 - 5/25/2025- 🚀 Added 'Always Include' option for Knowledge, to always include file content regardless of retrieval augmentation
- 🚀 Added ability to Toggle on/off files from Knowledge retrieval
Minor Changes and Improvements
v1.4.2 - 5/4/2025- 🛠 Add better visibility to knowledge management usage
Minor Changes and Improvements
v1.4.1 - 5/1/2025- 🐛 Fix a minor issue with editing certain files
Knowledge Editing and better Document Management
v1.4.0 - 4/30/2025- 🚀 Introduce feature for editing simple document types (i.e. txt, yaml, config)
- 🛠 Improve the performance of document listing and retrieval
- 🛠 Improve the interface for managing knowledge
Minor Changes and Improvements
v1.3.1 - 4/25/2025- 🐛 Fixes to partial copy and edited changes when in Edit mode
Generation and Knowledge Performance Improvements
v1.3.0 - 4/19/2025- 🚀 Major Performance improvements for Knowledge feature, speeding up recall times
- ✨ Introduce per-user and anonymous generation limits for higher individual availability.
Minor Changes and Improvements
v1.2.4 - 4/16/2025- 🚀 'Add Image' button added (may still paste directly into input box too)
- 🚀 Added website version to bottom of page
- 🚀 Added Release notes! Go to https://makeuserstory.com/changelog, or select 'Release Notes' from the bottom of the page
- 🚀 Submitting now jumps to the appropriate section of the page. First to the loading section and then to the final result. Useful for smaller devices.
- 🐛 Minor fixes
Minor Changes and Improvements
v1.2.2 - 4/14/2025- 🚀 New header bar with Username display
- 🚀 Header bar includes Edit Profile option to display at the top, allow easy distinguishing between sessions when you use this site with multiple users
- 🛠 Logout button is now in the dropdown menu
Minor Fixes and Improvements
v1.2.1 - 4/10/2025- 🐛 Knowledge 'Craft New' input no longer overlaps the submit button
Knowledge Panel & RAG Integration
v1.2.0 - 4/7/2025- 🚀 Add knowledge integration for retrieval augmentation (RAG), supporting prompts
- 🐛 Only attempt to retrieve historical prompts when a valid session exists
Minor Fixes and Improvements
v1.1.1 - 3/19/2025- 🐛 Switching type no longer clears the prompt and chat log fields
Check back here for future updates and improvements!